S.J.Res. 43 · 118th Congress

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program".

Introduced on Sep 5, 2023 by Bill Cassidy (R-LA). 36 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Nov 15, 2023): Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 50. Record Vote Number: 310.

Stage
Failed
Introduced
Sep 5, 2023
Cosponsors
36
1 from the other party
Policy area
Education
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Failed
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Department of Education
  • Government lending and loan guarantees
  • Higher education
  • Student aid and college costs

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Bill CassidyR-LASponsor

Independents · 1

Republicans · 35

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On the Joint Resolution
    Nov 15, 2023· Senate· Passage· Joint Resolution Defeated 49–50

History

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  1. Sep 5, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 5, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  3. Nov 14, 2023Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
  4. Nov 14, 2023 · SenateSenate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
  5. Nov 14, 2023 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 244.
  6. Nov 15, 2023 · SenateMotion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5526-5527)
  7. Nov 15, 2023Failed of passage/not agreed to in Senate: Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 50. Record Vote Number: 310.Senate · Roll call 310
  8. Nov 15, 2023 · SenateFailed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 50. Record Vote Number: 310.Senate · Roll call 310

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE LENDING, A SUPPORTING CORP OF CTR FOR COMMUNITY SELF-HELP2 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  2. American Federation of Teachers1 report
    $290K reported (all issues)
  3. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners1 report
    $24K reported (all issues)
  4. National League for Nursing1 report
    $26.6K reported (all issues)
  5. Service Employees International Union CTW-CLC1 report
    $230K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.